On the evening of the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, ten minutes before the premiere of Step by Step, the data monitoring room of Yu Nan TV Station was already overcrowded.
The director of Yu Nan TV Station, Liu Qingshan, the deputy director, Zhang Heng, the director of the monitoring room, Meng Linghui, the director of Step by Step by Step, Chen Qingqing, the lead actor, Xiao Yunhai, and Zhao Wanqing were all sitting there.
Everyone's face was very serious, and their eyes looked at the computers in front of them from time to time. The room was quiet, and only the sound of the staff tapping on the monitor panel could be heard.
At 20 o 'clock sharp, the theme song of Step by Step began to play.
The staff in the monitoring room stared with their eyes wide open, for fear that there would be a problem here. After all, the people sitting behind them were all TV station bigwigs who had the power of life and death.
At this moment, Xiao Yunhai suddenly asked, "What's the rating now?"
"1.2%," the monitoring staff said loudly.
Xiao Yunhai asked, "What's the rating at this time?"
The monitoring staff did not speak and looked at Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan frowned and said, "Tell me the truth."
"The last TV series was 0.6%."
Zhang Heng said, "That means it doubled."
"Yes."
Xiao Yunhai nodded and felt good about the result. After all, the main show had attracted so many people before it even started. It was already very good.
Two minutes later, a monitoring staff suddenly stood up excitedly, and his eyes almost popped out.
"What's the matter with you?" Meng Linghui, the director of the monitoring room, said angrily.
The monitoring staff pointed to the screen and said, "Dear leaders, the data is rising too fast. The plot has only officially started for three minutes, and our rating has already exceeded 3%. And the data is still rising rapidly, and it can't be stopped at all. "
"What? It's already 3%. "
Liu Qingshan, Zhang Heng, and others stood up at the same time, their faces flushed.
For them, who had always been at the bottom of the ratings, breaking 3% was already very good. Last year, no TV series could get such a result when it was broadcast.
But for Chen Qingqing, Xiao Yunhai, and others, a rating of 3% was not in their eyes at all.
Chen Qingqing's "Kangxi the Great Emperor" had a 6% viewership rating at the beginning. Then, it rose crazily, and the highest viewership rating almost broke through 20%.
However, Xiao Yunhai was too ambitious. With the high quality of "Step by Step", becoming a legendary TV series was his bottom line. If he couldn't achieve this goal, he would have failed. A mere 3% was not enough to pique his interest.
Zhao Wanqing followed Xiao Yunhai's lead. Since Xiao Yunhai didn't move, she naturally sat there and drank tea.
While Liu Qingshan was overjoyed, he saw that Chen Qingqing and the other two were indifferent after hearing the 3% viewership rating. They did not even lift their eyelids. On the other hand, Liu Qingshan was so excited that he stood up and almost clapped his hands to celebrate.
The comparison between the two made Liu Qingshan, the director of the TV station, blush slightly. He felt a little embarrassed.
He coughed twice to remind Zhang Heng and the others who were in ecstasy, and then sat down quietly.
How could Zhang Heng and the others not understand the situation? They quickly restrained their expressions and sat back down.
Liu Qingshan said to the monitoring staff, "Report the data every two minutes."
"Yes, director."
They were completely relieved at this time, drinking tea while waiting quietly.
Since he had nothing to do, Xiao Yunhai directly took out his mobile phone and played games.
Zhao Wanqing was speechless when she saw that Xiao Yunhai was still in the mood to play games at this critical moment. She made an apologetic expression to the people who looked at her.
“3.7%”
“4.1%”
“4.3%”
“4.5%”
“4.7%”
In just ten minutes, the data rose to 4.7%. Liu Qingshan and the others looked at each other, and their excitement was beyond words.
"Is there going to be a classic TV series in Yunan TV Station?"
The same idea came to everyone's mind at the same time.
But when they saw the nonchalant expressions of the three crew members, they couldn't show too much. They could only suppress their inner excitement and try to pretend that it didn't matter.
"Damn it!"
At this time, the monitoring staff suddenly screamed and stood up again. Pointing at the screen with his trembling right hand, he turned his head and shouted to everyone excitedly, "All … leaders, a classic TV series is born. It's over 5%. "
His gaffe had already attracted everyone's attention. The director of the monitoring room wanted to teach him a lesson, but when he heard the news, the words that he was about to say were suddenly stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.
Liu Qingshan no longer cared about his status this time. He walked quickly to the monitor. When he saw the number 5.25%, his wrinkled face finally showed a bright smile, and his eyes turned red.
As the director of Yunan TV Station, Liu Qingshan had a hard time in the past few years. The long-term low ratings made him unable to raise his head when he went to the Film and Television Bureau for meetings.
Now, his TV station had produced a classic TV series. He wanted to see if other directors would dare to laugh at him secretly.
Looking at Zhang Heng's smiling face, Liu Qingshan nodded secretly.
He was the one who proposed to buy this TV series on the phone. Although it cost a lot, the results were very significant.
At this time, Chen Qingqing, Xiao Yunhai, and Zhao Wanqing also stood up from their seats.
When he came to the monitor and saw that the ratings were still rising slowly, Xiao Yunhai nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Director Liu, Deputy Director Zhang, based on your experience, can our ratings exceed 10% tonight?"
Director Liu was stunned when he heard this, and the excitement that had just arisen instantly disappeared without a trace. He thought to himself, "So their goal is the legendary TV series."
Looking at the ratings curve on the computer, Director Liu thought about it carefully and said, "I can only say that it is possible, but not likely."
"As long as there is hope," Xiao Yunhai nodded and said.
Time passed by, and soon it was time for the story of Zhang Xiao's time travel to the end of the Kangxi Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty. There was a huge fluctuation in the ratings, from 5.67% to 7.69%.
When the first episode of Step by Step was aired, the highest rating reached 8.84%. Although the results were good, Xiao Yunhai was still slightly disappointed.
Seeing Xiao Yunhai's expression, Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, the first episode of the TV series can reach 8.84% rating, which is already very good. From the looks of it, it was certain that "Step by Step" would become a legendary TV series. We don't have to be too anxious. "
Chen Qingqing nodded and smiled. "Deputy Director Zhang is right. Haha, I, Chen Qingqing, am so lucky to be able to direct two legendary TV series in two years. I don't know how many directors will envy me. Speaking of which, I have to thank you and Wan Qing for finding me. "
Zhao Wanqing quickly said, "Director Chen, please don't say that. We should thank you. Without your superb directing skills, our 'Step by Step' wouldn't have achieved such a result. "
Chen Qingqing smiled and was about to speak when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He opened it and saw that it was a call from Huang Peiqi.
Chen Qingqing had just answered the call when Huang Peiqi's impatient voice came through.
"Old Chen, the first episode of Step by Step has been aired. How is the rating?"
Chen Qingqing deliberately sighed and said, "The rating is not good. It's 1.16% away from legendary."
Chen Qingqing's voice was very low, and Huang Peiqi seemed to have vaguely heard the last 1.16%.
There was a long silence on the other side of the phone before Huang Peiqi said, "Old Chen, don't worry. Maybe we can make a comeback later."
Chen Qingqing held back his laughter and said, "I hope so. Old Huang, don't be discouraged. We're only 1.16% away. "
Huang Peiqi heard it clearly this time and said, "What do you mean? Didn't you just say that our rating is 1.16%? "
Chen Qingqing pretended to be confused and said, "No, when did I say that? I just said that it's 1.16% away from legendary TV series. Are you old and your ears are not working well? "
Speaking of this, Chen Qingqing could no longer hold back and laughed loudly.
Huang Peiqi obviously knew that he had been fooled by this old man. He was so angry that he scolded, "You disrespectful old man. I was almost scared to death by you. I was just wondering how a show like Step by Step by Step could have such a low rating. It turns out that it's you, old man, who's playing tricks. “
After scolding Chen Qingqing, Huang Peiqi could not help but confirm again, "Is what you said true?"
Chen Qingqing laughed and said, "Yes, our highest rating for the first episode was 8.84%. As for when we can break 10%, it's up to God. "
"Hahaha." Huang Peiqi's hearty laughter came from the other side of the phone. "I remember that the rating for the first episode of Kangxi the Great was about the same as that. It seems that we've succeeded again this time. "
"Yes, we've succeeded. Everyone's efforts have not been in vain. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. The second episode is about to start. Let's talk after it's aired. "
Chen Qingqing finished and hung up the phone.
Soon, the opening song of the second episode began to play.
"Hey, why is the rating only 5.8%?" Xiao Yunhai asked with a frown when he saw the data on the computer.
Zhang Heng said indifferently, "This is normal. The six-minute commercial just aired, and everyone went to watch other shows. They'll be back in a while. "
Sure enough, less than five minutes after the second episode began, the rating soared and directly exceeded 9%. Only then did it slow down a little.
Meng Linghui, the director of the monitoring room, saw this momentum, pursed his lips and said, "Director Liu, Deputy Director Zhang, do you think the second episode will break 10%?"
Meng Linghui's words shocked Liu Qingshan and Zhang Heng. In fact, they had just thought about this problem. It was just that the ratings for many years had made them feel that legendary TV series was somewhat unattainable. They did not dare to have extravagant hopes.
Now, when they heard Meng Linghui's words, a strong desire suddenly erupted from the depths of their hearts.
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